S 4950 · 119th CongressIn Committeecongress.gov ↗
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AI plain-language summaryThis bill officially puts into law the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), which is the research and engineering part of a government agency that deals with telecommunications. The bill also tells ITS to create a program that helps develop emergency communication and tracking technologies that can be used to find people who are trapped in tight or hard-to-reach spaces, like underground mines, where regular radio communication doesn't work well.
Introduced
July 13, 2026
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
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